Privacy Policy

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally. For more detailed information on data protection, please refer to our Privacy Policy set out below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who Is Responsible for the Collection of Data on This Website?

The data on this website is processed by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the section "Information on the Data Controller" in this Privacy Policy.

How Do We Collect Your Data?

Some of your data is collected when you provide it to us directly. This may include, for example, information that you enter into a contact form.

Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems, or after you have given your consent, when you visit this website. This primarily includes technical data such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time at which you accessed a page. This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.

What Do We Use Your Data For?

Some of the data is collected to ensure that the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.

What Rights Do You Have Regarding Your Data?

You have the right to obtain, free of charge and at any time, information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future. Under certain circumstances, you also have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

If you have any questions about data protection or your rights, you may contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

We host the content of our website with the following provider:

All-Inkl

The use of All-Inkl is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the reliable provision of our website. Where consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG), insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Data Processing Agreement

We have concluded a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with the above-mentioned provider. This agreement is required under data protection law and ensures that the provider processes the personal data of our website visitors only on our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws and this Privacy Policy.

When you use this website, various types of personal data are collected. Personal data is any information that can be used to identify you personally. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and for what purpose. It also explains how and why this processing takes place.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (for example, when communicating by email) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties cannot be guaranteed.

Information on the Data Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

Dr. Dietrich Brockhagen

Harzer Street 39, 12059 Berlin

Phone: 030 2096604 90

E-Mail: info@solarbelt.de

The data controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, or similar information).

Data Retention

Unless a more specific retention period is stated in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or withdraw your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we are legally permitted to retain it for other reasons (for example, retention obligations under tax or commercial law). In such cases, the data will be deleted once those legal retention obligations have expired.

General Information on the Legal Basis for Data Processing

Where you have given your consent, we process your personal data on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR or, where special categories of personal data are involved, Article 9(2)(a) GDPR. If you have expressly consented to the transfer of personal data to third countries, processing is also based on Article 49(1)(a) GDPR. Where you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your device (e.g. through device fingerprinting), processing is additionally based on Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG). Consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Where your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we process it on the basis of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR. Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, it is carried out on the basis of Article 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interests pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The specific legal basis applicable in each case is explained in the relevant sections of this Privacy Policy.

Information on Data Transfers to the United States and Other Third Countries

Among other services, we use tools provided by companies based in the United States or other countries that are not considered to provide an adequate level of data protection under EU law. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in such third countries.

Please note that these countries may not offer a level of data protection comparable to that of the European Union. For example, U.S. companies may be required to disclose personal data to government authorities without providing affected individuals with effective legal remedies. It is therefore possible that U.S. authorities (such as intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store data located on U.S. servers for surveillance purposes. We have no control over these processing activities.

Withdrawal of Your Consent

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may withdraw any consent you have previously given at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before the withdrawal took effect.

Right to Object to Data Processing in Certain Cases and to Direct Marketing (Article 21 GDPR)

WHERE YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE APPLICABLE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS, OR UNLESS THE PROCESSING SERVES THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE, OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(1) GDPR).

WHERE YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21(2) GDPR).

Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies available to you.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in the performance of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format. You also have the right to request that this data be transmitted directly to another controller, where technically feasible.

Right of Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right to obtain, free of charge and at any time, information about your stored personal data, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of its processing. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of your personal data where applicable. If you have any questions regarding your personal data or your rights, you may contact us at any time.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time to exercise this right. The right to restrict processing applies in the following cases:

If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally require time to verify your claim. During the verification period, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If your personal data has been or is being processed unlawfully, you may request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer require your personal data, but you need it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of processing instead of deletion.
If you have objected to processing pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and ours must be carried out. Until it has been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

Where the processing of your personal data has been restricted, such data may - apart from being stored - only be processed with your consent, for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or one of its Member States.

SSL/TLS Encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as inquiries or orders that you send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL/TLS encryption.

You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in your browser's address bar from "http://" to "https://" and by the padlock icon displayed in your browser.

When SSL/TLS encryption is enabled, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

4. Audio and Video Conferencing

Data Processing

We use online conferencing tools, among other means, to communicate with our customers. The specific tools we use are listed below. If you communicate with us via video or audio conference over the Internet, your personal data will be collected and processed by both us and the provider of the respective conferencing tool.

The conferencing tools collect all information that you provide or use in connection with the service (such as your email address and/or telephone number). They also process information about the duration of the meeting, the start and end times, the number of participants, and other contextual information related to the communication (metadata).

In addition, the provider of the conferencing tool processes all technical data required to facilitate the online communication. This includes, in particular, IP addresses, MAC addresses, device IDs, device type, operating system and version, client version, camera type, microphone or speaker information, and the type of internet connection.

If content is exchanged, uploaded, or otherwise shared within the conferencing tool, this content may also be stored on the provider's servers. Such content may include cloud recordings, chat messages, instant messages, voicemails, uploaded photos and videos, files, whiteboards, and other information shared during the use of the service.

Please note that we do not have full control over the data processing activities of the conferencing tool providers. Our influence is largely determined by the respective provider's privacy policies. For further information on how your data is processed, please refer to the privacy policies of the conferencing tools listed below.

Purpose and Legal Basis

The conferencing tools are used to communicate with prospective or existing contractual partners and to provide certain services to our customers (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR). In addition, their use serves our legitimate interest in facilitating and streamlining communication with us and our organization (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where consent has been requested, the respective tools are used on the basis of that consent. Consent may be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.

Data Retention

The data collected directly by us through the video and conferencing tools will be deleted from our systems as soon as you request its deletion, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

We have no control over the retention period of data stored by the providers of the conferencing tools for their own purposes. For details, please refer directly to the respective providers.

Conferencing Tools We Use

We use the following conferencing tool:

Microsoft Teams

We use Microsoft Teams, provided by Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.

For further information on data processing, please refer to Microsoft's Privacy Statement:
https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacy-statement